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    Rocket Lab USA Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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    FALSE000181999400018199942025-02-272025-02-27

    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
    FORM 8-K
    CURRENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2025
    ROCKET LAB USA, INC.
    (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
    Delaware001-3956098-1550340
    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)
    (Commission File Number)(IRS Employer
    Identification No.)
    3881 McGowen Street 
    Long Beach, California
     90808
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 714 465-5737
    Not Applicable
    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
    ☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

    Title of each class
     Trading
    Symbol(s)
     
    Name of each exchange on which registered
    Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share RKLB The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
    Emerging growth company ☐
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



    Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
    On February 27, 2025, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
    The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 (the “Section”) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
    Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
    (d) Exhibits.
    Exhibit Description
    99.1 
    Press Release of Rocket Lab USA, Inc., dated February 27, 2025
    104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).



    SIGNATURES
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
       ROCKET LAB USA, INC.
        
    Date:February 27, 2025By: /s/ Adam Spice
       Adam Spice
    Chief Financial Officer

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